R&D cooperation between firms: a classification by structural variables
by Klaus Brockhoff
International Journal of Technology Management (IJTM), Vol. 6, No. 3/4, 1991

Abstract: R&D cooperation between firms has been observed quite frequently in recent recent years. A perplexing number of types of cooperation has emerged. It is interesting to see whether these can be classified into a smaller number of groups. Following the majority of the theoretical suggestions in the literature we try this on the basis of structural variables that describe the various cooperation agreements. Data from 135 large German companies are used for this study. It is shown that classification leads to plausible groups. However, there is no significant relationship between these groups and the overall success of the cooperation efforts. Reasons for this finding are explored. They lead to suggestions for further research.

Online publication date: Mon, 25-May-2009

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